Towel cabinet



J. R. CLOVER Oct. 30, 1928. 1,689,622

TOWEL CABINET FiledAug. 23 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 gwoentbz John) 6707/67;

J. R. CLOVER Oct. 30, 1928.

TOWEL CABINET 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Aug. 25, 1927 20 JOIWI/B. 6102/61,

abtomq Patented Oct. 30, 1928.

UNITED STATES JOHN R. CLOVER, OF ENID, OKLAHOMA.

TOWEL CABINET.

Application filed August 23, 1927. Serial No. 214,738.

This invention relates to improvements in towel cabinets, and theprimary object of the invention is to generally simplify and improvedevices of this kind so as to meet with all of the requirements for asuccessful commercial use.

Afurther object is to provide an improved towel cabinet whichis simpleand compact in construction, and ciiicient and reliable in operation.

A still further object is to provide a towel. cabinet having an improvedguiding and feed ing means which will withdraw the soiled portion of thetowel proportionately with the supply of the clean portion.

Other objects will become apparent as the nature of the invention isbetter understood, and the same consists in the novel form, combination.and arrangement of parts hereinafter morefully described, shown in theaccompanying drawings and claims.

In the drawings, wherein like reference characters indicatecorresponding parts throughout the several views,

Figure 1 is a front elevational View of a towel cabinet constructed inaccordance with the present invention,

Figure 2 is a vertical section on line 22 of Figure 1,

Figure 3 is an enlarged horizontal section on line 33 of Figure 2,

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the removable guide plate,

Figure 5 is a view similar to Figure 2 of a slightly modified form ofthe invention, and

Figure 6 is an enlarged horizontal section on line 66 of Figure 5.

. Referring more in detail to the drawings, the present towel cabinetembodies a casing 5 which is preferably of general rectangular shape andformed at its upper end with a forwardly projecting portion 6 whichoverhangs a towel space in front of the lower portion 7 of the casingand prevents dirt and dust from falling onto the towel.

The upper portion of the casing preferably has a front opening closed bya door 8 which may have an exterior mirror 9, and arranged within thetop of this upper casing portion is a shelf 10 upon which may be placeda comb and brush and like toi let articles.

Within the upper casing portion and upon the back thereof below theshelf 10 is a suit able open top receptacle or basket 11 for receptionof the clean toweling, and extending forwardly and downwardly from theupper edge of the front wall of the receptacle 11 is a transverse guideplate 12 downwardly over which the towel is fed from said receptacle toand around the front side of a feed roller. 18.

The feed roller 13 is journaled transversely of the casing within thebottom of the projecting upper portion 6 and in front of the lower partof receptacle 11, and this roller has a roughened or other suitablefriction surface. In order to confine the towel on the plate 12 forbeing properly fed thereover to the roller 13, a further transverseguide plate 1 1 is removably mounted in any suitable manner in spacedparallel relation to and in'front of said plate 12. The plate 1 1 isremovable to facilitate positioning of the towel behind the same, and asshown, it may have end flanges 15 adapted to flatly engage the sidewalls of the casing and provided with bayonet slots 16 for detachableengagement with headed pins 17 carried by said side walls, the slotsextending into the ends of the plate 14 to permit forward removal of thelatter.

Provided in the bottom of the projecting casing portion 6 are transverseslots 18 and 19 respectively disposed substantially below the front andrear sides of roller 13, and extending upwardly from the front side ofslot18 is a resilient plate 20 which conforms to the roller 13 andyieldingly presses the towel into engagement with the front side of thelatter. In a like manner, a resilient plate 21 projects upwardly fromthe rear side of slot 19 and conforms to the roller 13 to yieldinglypress the towel into engagement with the rearside of the latter.

As shown in Figures 2 and 5, the towel T is fed downwardly between theguide plates 11 and 14, around the front side of roller 13, anddownwardly through slot 18 where it is formed into a loop in front ofthe lower casing portion 7 and passed upwardly through slot 19 betweenthe rear side of roller 13 and the presser plate 21. The towel is thenfed into the lower portion 7 of the casing by being. passed rearwardlyand downwardly over a rearwardly anddownwardly directed extension 22 ofplate 21. Thus. when the roller 13 is turned in the proper direction,the soiled portion of the towel will be withdrawn and deposited in thecasing portion 7 and theclean portion of the towel will beproportionately fed through slot 18 from the receptacle 11. The rotationof roller 13 may be effected by pulling downwardly upon the front memberof the looped towel portion, or by operating a handle or crank 23fastened on a projecting end of the shaft of roller 13.

Means is provided to prevent the towel gem-26 on the lower front portionof re-' ceptacle 11 projecting into the grooves 25 as in Figures 2 and3, or as shown in Figures 5 and 6 it may embody a plurality of thinendless belts 27 passing about the roller 13 in spaced relation andabout a smaller idler roller 28 journaled transversely of the casing 5rearwardly of roller 13 and extension 22. The belts may engage in otherperipheral grooves in roller 13, but when made thin they may merely passabout the roller, as shown, and aid in'feeding the toweling. The lowercasing portion 7 has an opening closed by door 29 to permit removal ofthe soiled toweling.

From the above, it will be seen that the number of movable parts hasbeen reduced to a minimum, and that the construction is of a generallydurable and compact character so as to not readily get out of order.

As the general manner of using devices of this kind is well known,further explanation thereof is deemed unnecessary.

Minor changes may be made without departing from the spirit and scope ofthe invention as claimed.

What I claim as new is 1. In a towel cabinet, a casing including anupper portion having a forwardly projecting part and a lower portion toreceive soiled toweling, a receptacle for clean towcling in the rear ofsaid upper portion of the casing, said forwardly projecting part of thecasing having spaced transverse front and rear slots in the bottomthereof, a roller ournaled in the lower portion of said forwardlyprojecting partof the casing between said slots, means to press thetoweling against the front side of said roller before passing downthrough the front slot, means to press the toweling against the rearside of said roller after passing up through the rear slot, and means todirect the toweling rearwardly and downwardly from the rear side of saidroller into said lower portion of the casing.

2. In a towel cabinet, a casing including an upper portion having aforwardly projecting part and a lower portion to receive soiledtoweling, a receptacle for clean toweling in the rear of said upperportion of the casing,

said forwardly projecting part of the casing having spacedtransversefront and rear slots in the bottom thereof, a roller ournaled n thelower portion of said forwardly pro ecting part of the casing betweensaid slots,

means to press the toweling against the front side of said roller beforepassing down through the front slot, means to press the toweling agaiiat the rea side of said roller after passing up through the rear slot,and means to direct the toweling rearwardly and downwardly from the rearside of said roller into said lower portion of the casing, said means topress the to'weling against the front,

and rear sides of said roller embodying resilient presser platesprojecting upwardly from the bottom the forwardly projecting part of thecasin g at the front of the front slot and at the rear of the rear slot.

3. In a towel cabinet, a casing including an upper portion having aforwardly projectmg part and a lower portion to receive soiled toweling,a receptacle for clean towellng 1n the rear of said upperportion of thecasing,

said forwardly projecting part of the casing 7 having spaced transversefront and rear slots in the bottom thereof, a roller journaled in thelower portion of said forwardly projecting part of the casing betweensaid slots. means to press the toweling against the front side of saidroller before passing down through the front slot, means to press thetoweling against the rear side ofsaid roller after passing up throughthe rear slot, and means to direct the toweling rearwardly anddownwardly from the rear side of said roller into said lower portion ofthe casing, a second roller journaled in the upper portion of the casingbeneath said receptacle and rearwardly of said first named roller, saidfirst named roller having a plurality of spaced peripheral grooves,spring fingers projecting upwardly from the bottom of said forwardlyprojecting part of the easing into the grooves of said first namedroller for preventing the toweling from winding onto the latter inpassing downwardly to the front slot, and a plurality of endless beltspassing about said first and second named rollers to prevent winding ofthe toweling onto the first named roller after passing upwardly throughthe rear slot. V

In testimony whereof I afiiX my signature.

JOHN R. CLOVER.

